sbdcsierra Chapter 1577 Everyone performs their duties
Chapter 1577 Everyone performs their duties
Chapter 1577 Everyone performs their duties
Ye Yaodong's return to take over made Ye's father extremely happy.
This time he's finally cleared up a huge mess, and he can finally relax a bit.
You can tell how relaxed he is just by the way he walks.
Thinking that in the next six months, Dongzi would probably only go out for a few days occasionally, unlike before when he would be gone for almost a whole month at a time. He was left with a lot of stalls and even more goods, which almost made him collapse.
He touched his thick hair again, thankful he had a lot of hair, otherwise he would have gone bald.
Seeing his beaming face, Ye's mother thought he had found money.
What's making you so happy?
"Dongzi is back, so I don't have to worry about that. Of course I'm happy, I can finally relax a bit."
How do you want to relax?
Mr. Ye became wary, and his smile faded. "How else can we relax? Of course, we can watch TV and wander around the factory. Even though Dongzi is here, I still have to keep an eye on things."
"Have you ever thought about driving a tractor out to make some money? You haven't had any income for more than half a year, aren't you afraid of not having enough to eat?"
"You're making it sound so dramatic. We don't even have rice to cook yet, do you think I'd let you starve? Dongzi may not get a salary every month, but he gets a big sum every year during the New Year. What's there to worry about? We've saved up quite a bit of money over the years..."
"so what?"
"So what?"
Ye's father talked for a long time without realizing that he had missed the point.
So you're planning to retire?
"Retirement? I'd like to, but Dongzi's side has to be able to support me in my old age. How can he manage without me?"
As Mr. Ye spoke, he slightly raised his chin.
Ye's mother rolled her eyes at him, "You're always trying to make yourself look good. You're so important, and he can't live without you, so why don't you just work until you die instead of taking care of him in his old age?"
"What are you talking about? Once everything is on track here and all the staff are in place, and they don't need me anymore, of course I can go home and retire. Do you think I can really work until I die? I'm already 60, how many more years can I work?"
"I think you could work for another twenty years or so without any problem."
Ye's father glanced at her and then stopped talking to her.
Ye's mother followed closely behind him, asking, "Where are you going?"
"It's time for the afternoon shift, so I'll go to the workshop to check on how the workers are doing."
"What's so interesting? People are doing their own thing, why do you have to try to make yourself noticed?"
"What do you know? When someone is watching and inspecting, the workers will be more attentive and serious about their work."
"I think you're just someone I used to hear people call you President Ye."
Hearing Mr. Ye's lips curl into a smile that he couldn't suppress, Mr. Ye said with a forced smile, "Don't tell me you don't like being called 'boss's wife'."
Ye's mother turned her head away.
The elderly couple headed towards the workshop one after the other, both suppressing the smiles on their faces, neither speaking a word, afraid of breaking the silence and giving the other a laugh.
Ye Yaodong was talking to Manager Qi about factory uniforms and crew uniforms when he saw his parents walking towards the workshop one after the other.
They had been unable to suppress their smiles, but once they entered the workshop, their faces were filled with smiles.
Especially when they address each other as "President Ye" and "Boss Lady," the two of them look at everyone with a kind and loving expression.
"boss?"
Ye Yaodong turned to look at him, "You all call me boss, call my mother boss lady, and call my wife boss lady too, it's all a mess."
"Then what should I call her? Calling her 'Auntie' isn't quite right either. Everyone calls the cafeteria staff 'Auntie,' so calling the boss's mother 'Auntie' would be too disrespectful."
"Whatever, call me whatever you want, my wife isn't here anyway."
"Can you take a look at the blueprint for this factory uniform?"
"Print the Dongsheng logo on it. I'll give you the design later. Just print it on the chest area. As for the back, it's fine to print 'Dongsheng Processing Factory' on the factory uniforms, but the sailors' uniforms can't use that name. Print 'Dongsheng Fisheries' instead. The two need to be distinguished."
"Okay, I'll have someone revise the drawings together once I get the icons."
Ye Yaodong nodded; the blueprints were still in the safe in his dormitory.
A few years ago, he commissioned someone to draw a design for Dong Sheng fish sauce, and he even went to register it.
The image can be used directly now; just change the text on it to "Dongsheng Processing Factory".
He told Manager Qi to go ahead and get busy, and then, seeing his parents walking in this direction, he stood and waited for them.
"You two are very free?" Ye Yaodong raised his wrist to check the time. "In about an hour and a half, the cargo ship will be back, and we'll be busy until midnight tonight. Dad, are you sure you don't want to take a nap?"
"And Mother, you've been on the boat for most of the day, watching over the children the whole time. Aren't you tired? Don't you plan to take a nap?"
"Yesterday in Shanghai, you were hunched over, massaging your back, saying that taking two kids out was killing you. Now you're so relaxed?"
Mother Ye chuckled, "Now that they're back, things will be much easier. We don't need to keep an eye on them anymore; we can let them play by themselves."
Mr. Ye also said, "I'll just take a walk around to see if there's anything else I need to tell you. If there's nothing else, I'll go back and lie down for a while. I was busy until after 1 a.m. yesterday and got up at 6 a.m. I didn't feel tired until you mentioned it, but now that you've mentioned it, my whole body aches."
"Then let's go back and rest for a while, and take advantage of the time when we don't have to look after the kids to get some sleep."
After finishing her sentence, Ye's mother pulled Ye's father and led him outside.
The two walked with ease and smiles on their faces. Ye Yaodong felt that they were full of energy, and there was no trace of their previous tiredness.
He's probably the one who's tired. These two old folks have been doing this for most of their lives, so they're probably just complaining, they're not actually tired!
After handing over the work, Ye Yaodong also thought about going back to the dormitory to take a nap, since he would indeed have to work until midnight if he stayed up too late.
These past few days in Shanghai, he's been leaving early and returning late, without really getting a break. Upon returning, he immediately took over the work here, with a ton of things waiting for him to confirm and make decisions.
Since there are no cell phones, it's difficult to contact them. Many things that could be settled with just a word have to be put on hold until they come back to make a decision.
If he doesn't come back for a long time, his father can still reluctantly make decisions based on his father's wishes. But now that he's only going out for a short time, his father usually tries to keep things under control and wait for him to return.
He also told his two sons to go back to work tomorrow morning, saying that it wouldn't make a difference if they took a day or two off, and to let them rest and relax today.
He had just instructed Manager Qi to assign them easy and simple tasks that they could handle, so they wouldn't be idle for the next two months and become disliked by everyone.
They'll be on time for work tomorrow, and someone will naturally guide them.
The two were very happy and went to find Ye Chengjiang and Ye Chenghe, as well as the two cousins from the Lin family, as soon as they got back, to tell them the good news that the two brothers would also be working in the factory and earning wages.
The Ye brothers, Chengjiang and Chenghe, usually come back for lunch and then don't go out again. They take a nap and wait for Ye Yaodong or their father to arrange delivery in the afternoon.
It's too hot now. Running around outside at midday can easily lead to heatstroke. The time between 12:00 and 2:00 is also the hottest time of the day.
The cargo ships usually dock around 3 or 4 pm, and their tractors need to be prepared to go to the dock to load and transport the goods.
The two cousins, Lin Guangming and Lin Guangwen, only needed to drive a large truck; the rest of their time was entirely at their disposal, and they were basically free for most of the day.
So when the two boys came back, they could still find their cousins and play together.
Otherwise, if you're in an unfamiliar place, can't go anywhere, and have nothing to do, you'd be incredibly frustrated.
Ye Chengjiang was also very happy to hear that the two of them would also be working in the factory and earning wages.
"That's great! Even you guys can make money now."
Ye Chenghe pulled out a deck of cards from under his pillow. "Since you guys are making money, let's play a few rounds, real money, please!"
Ye Chengjiang took the playing cards and skillfully began shuffling them. "Come on, let's get started!"
Looking at their practiced movements, Ye Chenghu knew they must play this game every day.
Ye Chengyang stared at the cards with bright eyes, "Brother Jiang, do you guys gamble every day?"
"Nonsense, we're playing cards, not gambling."
"Is there a difference?"
"We just play with the four of us who know each other, and it's only a small amount of money. The money goes in and out among the four of us, and we don't mess around with anyone else. It's just a little gambling for fun."
Ye Chenghe also said, "I'm exhausted from delivering goods outside every day. When I get back, I have to do something special during my free time."
"We've all been suffering while Uncle's been away. We haven't been able to go for massages, karaoke, or clubbing in ages..."
Ye Chengjiang nudged him several times with his elbow, but it was too late; the words had already been spoken.
"Back massage, singing, clubbing?"
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang stared at him, completely bewildered.
"What do you mean? We know about singing, that means going to a karaoke bar. What's 'pushing back and dancing'? Is it disco? You know, that kind of dancing city people do, all that twisting and turning?"
Ye Chenghe glanced at Ye Chengjiang.
Ye Chengjiang nodded quickly, "Yes, it's the disco that you city folks dance to."
Ye Chenghu looked at him expectantly, "Brother Jiang, where is it danced? Can you take me there?"
"No, you're too young. We'll take you when you're a little older. Also, you can't tell your mother when you get back, and you can't tell my mother either. You can't tell anyone, understand? Otherwise, they'll definitely be angry and think we're wasting money."
He nodded.
Ye Chengjiang also looked at Ye Chengyang.
Ye Chengyang quickly nodded in agreement.
Ye Chenghe chuckled, "This is our secret, you know? We'll take you there after you graduate from junior high."
"Okay."
Ye Chengjiang quickly changed the subject, putting down the shuffled cards, "Come on, there are exactly four..."
Ye Chengyang shifted his position slightly, "I'm not playing. I'm not playing for money. I don't have any money. You're all older than me, and I'm not as skilled as you. I'm bound to lose money. You're so much older than me, I don't want to play with you and give you my money."
Ye Chenghu tugged at him, saying, "It'll be fine if you play for a while."
"I'll play when I have money, otherwise I won't have any money and I'll be in debt. You guys play, I'll just watch you play."
Ye Chengjiang didn't force the issue. "Then go and call your two cousins, Lin Guangming and Lin Guangwen, over. Let them join in. You two can stop fighting and just watch."
"I want to play, I want to play for a while," Ye Chenghu quickly said. "This trip to Shanghai with Dad was supposed to involve buying toys, but we didn't buy anything and there's nothing to play with."
"Anyway, just call them over first. They ran to the cafeteria to watch TV, and there's not much time left. Uncle will call us to drive over soon."
Ye Chengyang hurriedly ran outside again to call his two cousins back to play cards.
Before long, all six of them had gathered in the dormitory to play.
Around three or four o'clock, Ye's father shouted downstairs for them to go to the dock, and they hurriedly packed up.
Ye Chenghu was still having a lot of fun; playing with people older than him was so much fun.
"You have two more beds here, can I move in and sleep here tonight?"
Ye Chengjiang: "Sure, you can pack it up yourself."
Ye Chengyang chimed in, "Then I'll move here too."
Ye Chenghe said, "It's up to you. Just tell Uncle San. We need to hurry up and leave, or we'll get scolded if we're late."
"Please tell him for us that Dad went to deliver goods with you, and we won't see him tonight."
"Row."
The dormitory was suddenly empty, leaving only the two brothers, Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang, behind.
The two hurriedly went back to move their own beds, which consisted of just a mat, a pillow, a sheet, and a backpack for each of them.
After they finished, the two of them were bored and took out the cards they had just played. But since there were only two of them, it was not easy to play cards, so they played 24 points instead.
Even though there were only two of them, they had a lot of fun.
The next day, when they went to work at the factory, they were even more energetic. They got up early in the morning to report to the factory, much more enthusiastic than when they were in school.
Ye's mother also got up early to take a stroll. Seeing the two of them so early, she happily followed them to wander around the workshop.
But when it was almost 8 o'clock, she saw Ye's father still wandering around the factory with his hookah, and her brows furrowed.
"Look how idle you are."
"what?"
“Now that Dongzi is back, he’s taken over everything. You haven’t done anything, so don’t you know how to drive the tractor out and make some money? We haven’t made any money in over half a year, you know that?”
"Ajiang and Chenghe haven't gotten up yet..."
"Why wait for them? Young people need more sleep. Let them sleep a little longer. They're both still young and growing. You should sleep like them too!"
"I'll go wake them up. It's already 8 o'clock. Young people have good stamina and recover quickly, so they don't need to sleep for so long."
Mr. Ye finally remembered why Mrs. Ye had suddenly said yesterday that there was no rice to cook.
Only now do I belatedly realize that I've grasped the key point of what I said yesterday...
"Go out and get your work. By the time you finish your shift, they'll be up, and then I'll call them to go."
Ye's father was being pushed along by Ye's mother, somewhat unwilling, "Am I going alone?"
"How many more people would you like to go? I'd like to go with you?"
"Never mind then, I'll go alone."
Just kidding, if she went with them and found out how much money they made on one trip, she could calculate how much she could make in a day.
You can calculate exactly how much you earn in a month just by spending half a day there.
“I’ll go with you. I haven’t gone with you to see how to get jobs yet.”
"What are you, a woman, doing with this?"
"What's wrong with that? I'm already this old, what's wrong with the two of us taking jobs together?"
Without saying a word, Ye's mother dragged him directly to where the tractor was parked.
"Since you feel lonely and haven't had anyone with you, I'll go with you. We can also see how much we can earn in half a day and how much we've lost in the past six months."
"Hurry up, you slowpoke. Let's get there while it's still cool."
Forced into a corner, Mr. Ye could only frown and grab the crank handle to go to the front of the vehicle.
But after the tractor started running, he struggled a little more.
"It's so hot outside, why don't you just stop? It's so comfortable at home, watching TV and eating watermelon. It'll be like an oven outside soon, you won't be able to stand it."
“What’s so unbearable about this? It’s not like it’s not hot at home. It’s like I’ve never worked in the sweltering heat before. Stop talking nonsense. The truck has already started, so hurry up and get on. If you can’t stand the heat, I’ll just come back by myself. We haven’t even ridden the tractor around the whole area yet, so it’s good to ride in the truck and see the sights. It won’t be tiring. Let’s drive on.”
Pressed by the authorities, Ye's father had no choice but to drive out and take her to pick up a job.
Having a companion has one advantage: someone watches the tractor when it's parked, while he can go to the docks and call out for jobs.
The first thing Ye Yaodong did after waking up naturally was to go to the workshop to see if his two sons had come to work that morning.
I suddenly moved out last night and didn't live with him anymore. Since no one was making noise, he slept well.
He was relieved to see that the two of them were wearing gloves and tearing apart freshly baked squid strips, eating and chatting happily as they worked.
This assignment was perfectly timed.
It's a great job – fun, good food, a good salary, and easy work.
"Eating a little less will make it too salty."
"Dad, you're up! This is good work; we can do it at home too," Ye Chengyang said happily.
Ye Chenghu also said, "Dad, we're all tired of eating it. We only eat a few now because we're bored. We've been eating it for a long time and don't want to eat it anymore."
“Great, the money saved from your mouths can make us a few more dollars.”
"Dad, there's so much baked! It's piled up like a mountain, even taller than me."
"Work hard, work patiently, I'm off to get busy."
Ye Yaodong still has a bunch of yesterday's invoices to sign and a bunch of today's new orders to review.
Every night after he finishes delivering the goods, he has to sign his name on the delivery slips he has handled, and then hand them over to the finance department along with the money.
If the finance department verifies and confirms that there are no issues, the name of the person who handled the transaction will be printed on the document.
Because now there are several vehicles for delivery, one large truck and four tractors, and they all deliver separately. Whoever he assigns to deliver the goods is responsible for collecting the payment and the delivery slip.
Then, the next day after arriving at work, I proactively submitted it to the finance department for verification.
This way, it's clear who handled each order, and there won't be any discrepancies in payment; whoever received the payment is responsible for it.
He can be sure there's no problem with what he handles himself; he can just hand it over to the finance department for verification. He doesn't need to go through the trouble of checking it himself. However, he does need to sign the invoices to avoid mixing them up with others.
There were a lot of signatures to make, and his own name was complicated, so it took too much time. Seeing his father's personal seal in the drawer, he simply used his father's seal to stamp everything, which would be faster.
Anyway, his father's invoice must be fine.
Since the legal representative has already signed, there's no need to worry about other orders.
P.S.: I updated 11,000 words tonight.